Biographical Reflection of a Saint- John the Baptist Though such an accomplished man‚ not much is known of John the Baptist’s childhood. John‚ what a basic name right? Wrong‚ even the name of John was holy‚ for his name in Hebrew means‚ “Jehovah is gracious.” But moving on to his adult life‚ he pursued the life of a priest without ever being officially recognized as such. The greatest thing that occurred in his adult life was the Baptism of Christ Jesus‚ our Lord. However‚ very few people know
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A View Inside The Westboro Baptist Church Unlike most modern religious groups‚ the Westboro Baptist Church is unique in the fact that the organization doesn’t meet in a modern church setting. Instead‚ the Westboro Baptist Church meets on Sundays to picket and protest the funerals of people whom they feel have created blasphemous acts against God. This recently included the funeral of Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs. In an October 7th cbsnews.com article journalist Edecio Martinez quoted Margie Phelps
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The Baptist faith believes in the precepts of Trinity‚ Heaven‚ and Hell. Surprisingly Mary does not have a special place in the Baptist religion. They don’t teach the assumption of Mary because Mary is seen as just Jesus’ mother. As for the belief in Saints‚ they really don’t designate saints because they believe that we all have been saved and we are all God’s messengers. Unlike Christianity‚ Baptists don’t have bishops or Cardinals. The Baptist religion has a much more loose structure than
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I am analyzing Baptist church religious services. There are many roles that happen during a religious setting. There will always be a pastor‚ father‚ or any preferred name to whomever conducts the ceremony and depending on the status of the church there will be two or more deacons. Deacons are typically the right hand help for the church or pastor. Another role within the church is the electrician in the church. Someone who is capable of working the technology‚ to handle the lights‚ speakers‚ and
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Revisiting the Legacy of the Early Filipino Baptists in collaboration with the First American Missionaries in Western Visayas‚ Philippines 13 Mar 2012 posted at http://yercyasnot.wordpress.com/ During the beginning of the Baptist Mission in the Philippines‚ Western Visayas was strategically divided in three ‘mission stations’ in Jaro‚ Iloilo‚ and Capiz in Panay Island‚ and Bacolod in Negros.[1] Significant efforts were made that kept the Christian faith alive even up to this day. Likewise‚ it
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moved several times due to my father being stationed in various locations with the military‚ the Baptist churches we have been a part of have been a stable place for me. Currently‚ I have the privilege of calling South Knollwood Baptist Church of Topeka‚ Kansas my home church. South Knollwood is under the leadership of Pastor Jeremiah Metsinger‚ a third generation preacher. South Knollwood Baptist Church started the third Sunday of May‚ 1957. Clyde Barnes‚ the planter of the church‚ along with
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The Spiritual Baptist religion is a religion that is a combination of elements of the African and Christian religions in which most of the customs and practiced doctrine are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Spiritual Baptists believe their religion was derived from John the Baptist. This religion is a system of beliefs and practices e.g. baptism‚ pilgrimages‚ thanksgiving and mourning. Some of the items used within this religion include the shepherd rod‚ cross‚ tariya‚ lothar‚ water
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Scriptural basis for doctrine and practice‚ some Baptists concluded that the keeping of the seventh day Sabbath was an inescapable requirement for biblical Christianity. In America‚ the first Seventh Day Baptist Church began when the study of the Scriptures caused others to come to the same conclusion and thus withdraw from their non-Sabbath keeping Baptist brethren in 1671. Though there were eventually leaders among the early Seventh Day Baptists‚ the movement was not founded upon the writings or
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Colonies. All of these churches were founded on Particular Baptist beliefs‚ although there were General Baptists amongst their membership. These particular beliefs form the churches that we know today especially a church that I have attended this church‚ which is name Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and is located in Spartanburg‚ SC. This church‚ Macedonia Baptist Church‚ was organized 90 years ago after severing relations with Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. This occurred on June 20‚ 1904. Macedonia then
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Homosexuality in the Baptist Church: Homosexuality is one of the most debated issues among Christians today‚ regardless of the denomination of their church. Some churches view homosexuality as a sin and have no tolerance for it‚ while other denominations are more accepting and consider it a non-sin. Even though some denominations have taken a stand on homosexuality‚ there seems to much discord within the governing bodies of the churches regarding this issue. It has moved from a topic rarely discussed
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